Peter Butler (born 10 June 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1992 general election, he became the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the new constituency of

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, winning the seat with a majority of over 14,000. A former solicitor, he served as a PPS to

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. Butler served only one term in Parliament. At the 1997 election, he lost the seat by only 240 votes to Labour's Brian White."Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition A

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, Butler was Worshipful Master of the Oxford-based

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357 from 1992 to 1993.

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* 1951 births Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies English solicitors Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England Living people Members of Oxfordshire County Council People educated at Adams' Grammar School People from Newport, Shropshire Politics of Milton Keynes UK MPs 1992–1997 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1950s-stub